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Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Company I Work For Has A Wonderful Christmas Tradition”

December 9, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: “Doorless Chambers.” Who’s up for a little holiday party? A gathering of friends, or family, or colleagues? A chance to eat, drink, and be merry? Well, whatever your party-going Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Company I Work For Has A Wonderful Christmas Tradition”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Christmas, creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, holidays

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Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kallikantzaroi, The Greek Goblins Of Christmas

December 2, 2024 by Lucia

Previously: Letta The Haunted Doll. Type: AC (Agents of Chaos). Period/location of origin: Subjects' precise period of origin is unknown, although they are known to have gained a great deal of Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Kallikantzaroi, The Greek Goblins Of Christmas

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: AC, Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, goblins, Greece, holidays, Yule Lads

The Mari Lwyd

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd

November 28, 2022 by Lucia

Previously: Père Fouettard. Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: An unknown era during the pre-Christian period; alternatively, late 18th/early 19th century (see: Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Mari Lwyd

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, holidays, Mari Lwyd, new year's, PE

A vintage illustration of Saint Nicolas/Pere Noel and Pere Fouettard

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Père Fouettard, Or “Father Whipper”

December 13, 2021 by Lucia

Previously: Jólakötturinn, The Yule Cat.   Type: PE (Preternatural Entity). Period/location of origin: Debatable. According to some reports, subject, known as Père Fouettard in French (in Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Père Fouettard, Or “Father Whipper”

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, holidays, PE, winter

A black cat sitting on a field of white snow with its back facing the viewer. The cat's shadow is cast on the snow to the cat's right.

Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jólakötturinn, Or The Yule Cat

December 16, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: Gryla. Type: UP (Unholy Pet). Period/location of origin: Unknown, Iceland. Although many reports state that subject, known as the jólakötturinn or Yule Cat, originated during the Continue Reading > about Encyclopaedia Of The Impossible: Jólakötturinn, Or The Yule Cat

Filed Under: Encyclopaedia Tagged With: Christmas, Encyclopaedia of the Impossible, folklore, Gryla, holiday 2020, holidays, Iceland, jol, jólakötturinn, jolakotturinn, Leppalúðim, UP, Yule Cat, Yule Lads

The Mystery Christmas Tree of I-17: A large, scrubby one-seed juniper decked out in holiday decorations, with a large, glittery star at the top.

Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

December 7, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: The Mystery Soda Machine Of Capital Hill, Seattle. The stretch of I-17 in Arizona between Sunset Point and Cordes Junction is rather barren; there’s not much lining the highway but Continue Reading > about Unresolved: The I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree Of Arizona & The Anonymous Elves Who Decorate It Every Year

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: Arizona, elf, elves, holiday 2020, holidays, I-17, Mystery Christmas Tree, Unresolved, unresolved mysteries

An old fireplace set in a green wall in a run-down, abandoned room. There's one wooden chair on the floor, but the room is otherwise empty and forlorn.

Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Naughty List”

December 2, 2020 by Lucia

Previously: "Why I Don't Laugh." Originally uploaded to the Creepypasta Wikia for the 2019 holiday season by user Red Nova Tyrant, the creepypasta "The Naughty List" is worth revisiting this year. Continue Reading > about Creepypasta Of The Week: “The Naughty List”

Filed Under: Tales Tagged With: creepypasta, Creepypasta of the Week, holiday 2020, holiday horror, holidays, Santa Claus, The Naughty List

The cover of Remina by Junji Ito. It's red-toned and features an image of a person reaching up toward the top of a skyscraper and a sunburst in the sky.

Spooky Gifts For Spooky People: 23 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Discerning Ghost (UPDATED For 2021)

November 9, 2020 by Lucia

Note: This gift guide has been UPDATED for 2021! Hoorah! Time to dust off a rarity for TGIMM: A holiday gift guide. But! A holiday gift guide for spooky people. If you have a spooky person or two Continue Reading > about Spooky Gifts For Spooky People: 23 Holiday Gift Ideas For The Discerning Ghost (UPDATED For 2021)

Filed Under: Admin, Encyclopaedia, Games, News, Places, Tales Tagged With: art, artists, books, gift guide, holiday 2020, holidays, recommendations, spooky books, spooky people

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